Dispensing can or receptacle



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APPLKCATION FSLED MAIL 16| 1920.

Patented Apr. 26, i921,

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am@ Z507 FRANK J. KROGMANN, 0F EUREKA, GALIFORIN'IA.V

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Specification of Letters Patent. i

Patented Apr. 26, 192i.

` Application l'ed March 16, 1920. Serial No. 366,289.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK J. KROGMANN,

citizen of United States,residing atv Eureka,

in the county of Humboldt and State of California, have invented certainnew and useful improvements in Dispensing Cans or Receptacles, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theVaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a dispensing can or receptacle andparticularly to the construction of a can' for the dispensing of liquidor oil.

The object of the invention is the con struction of a receptacle or canwhich can be easily filled or emptied, without injury to the can, andwhich can will be susceptible of discharging the contents thereof fromat least two of its sides.

With this and other objects in view, my invention comprises certainnovel combinations, constructions and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a receptacle or can constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2, Fig. i.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the can shown in Fig. l with the spoutturned overthe top of the can.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, of anotherk embodiment of thepresent invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the top of the can, showingthe-openings or apertures therein.

Referring to the drawing by numerals:

From the following description,.it will be understood that the oilcontained in my can can be discharged without puncturing the can forproducinga vent. Further, the funnel-shaped spout l is movable and canbe placed indifferent positions such as shown in Figs. l and 3. The cancan be quickly refilled by removing the cap 2; the stream of oil canalso be limited to suit the demands of the person drawing the oil fromthe can; the can can be opened and closed without the use of any toolswhatever. Now, in carrying out my invention, the body 3 is provided witha top 4, which top 4 is provided with the usual handle 5.

Contiguous to the edgey of the top, and preferably at one corner of thebody, l place a sleeve 6 in the top, this sleeve being eX- f ternallythreaded upon its outer end, that `projects above the top 4, and issmooth upon its inner end, which projects below the topV (Figs. 2 and4). y sleeve, I form an elongated aperture 7 in the top, which is a ventaperture, and this `apertureV communicates with a hollow tubing 8; thistubing 8 is preferablyiwider at its inner end and is secure'd'partly tothe side of the sleeve 6 (Fig. 2) and terminates short at 9 .so as toallow the aperture 7 to communicate with the interior of thevtubing; thetubing or pipe tapers throughout its length and terminates at its outerend near the inner face of the body, at the side farthest from the sidecontiguous to the sleeve 6, so that when the receptacle or can is turneddownward or tilted for discharging the liquid through the sleeve 6 andspout l, first slightly loosening the cap 2, air will pass through thevent opening 7 into the tubing 8 and thence into the receptacle or can.The tubing` 8 is anchored at its inner end to the top 4 and the sleeve6, by being secured thereto, as hereinbefore stated,and spaced away fromthe top 4 so as to place the inner end of the tubing somewhat toward themiddle of the body 3 for increasing the efficiency of the device byallowance of the greatest freedom to the entrance of air into the body.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the tubing 8a is integral with thetop 4 but substantially the same function of the free entrance of theair is accomplished by elongating the end 8b to permit the ready passageof the air into the body 0f thereceptacle or can.

The cap 2 is outwardly flared at its lower end l0, and fastened byrivets l1 to the inner face of the flared end 10 is a rubber disk orwide flat washer 12; the inner edge of this washer engages the threadson the sleeve 6. Fastened within the cap 2 at its lower end is aninternally threaded sleeve 13, which sleeve bears aty its lowerl endagainst the inner face of the wide rubber disk or washer 12.

By slightly unscrewing the cap 2, air will be permitted to enter thevent opening 7,

without permitting the liquid contained in the body 3 to escape exceptonly through the sleeve 6 and the spout.

Contiguous to the By turning the spout 1 to one side of the body, oilcan be discharged at that side, or turning the spout to the othercontiguous side, oil can be discharged from this lastmentioned side, sothat Aoil can be discharged from different sides of the can, or byturning the spout over the top of the can as shown in Fig. 5, the spoutwill not be hit by foreign objects and injured. By removing the cap 2and its spout '1, the can can be easily filled through the sleeve 6. A

While I have described the preferred embodiments of my invention andhave illustrated the same in the accompanying draw.- ings, certainyminor changes or alterations may appear ,to one skilled in the art towhich this invention relates, in manufacturing the device on a largescale, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes oralterations las will fairly fall within the scope ofthe appended claim..

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, the combination with a body providedwlth a top, of a sleeve carried by said top, said top provided with avent opening near the sleeve, a cap providedV at one side with afunnel-like spout, said cap being outwardly flared at its lower end, abroad rubber washer placed against the lower flared end of the cap,means fastening said flared end to said washer, said Washer engaging theouter face of the sleeve, and an internally threaded sleeve within thecap and engaging at its lower end theinner face of the rubber washer andbeing threaded upon the firstmentioned sleeve, substantially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

i FRANK J. KROGMANN.

